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The Mount Dandy News Top of the mountain, top results.

What’s in this issue?

News and Views 1&2

School Sub Committees 2

Wishing Tree 2

OSHClub 3

Bunnings Fundraiser 4

Murdoch Children’s Re-

search Institute

4

Working Bee 5

News and Views...

Soireé

Congratulations and thank you to all students who participated in the annual Musical Soireé last Thursday even-

ing. Introduced by our School Music Captains Molly and Megan, our students confidently performed to a packed

audience in our Multi-Purpose room. Students played a variety of instruments which included ukuleles, record-

ers, drums, guitars, percussion instruments and piano to demonstrate their outstanding musical talents. The

night ended with special items from the School Orchestra and the Vocal Ensemble sang songs which included

‘Little Red Poppy’. Our gold coin collection and supper proceeds from entry will be returned to our music budg-

et to purchase new instruments and resources for the whole school music program. Many new instruments

have been purchased with your support for our previous Soireé events which include class sets of recorders and

ukuleles.

Thank-you to Deb Leticq-Cromb for her enthusiasm and dedication to music with opportunities given to all our

students.

Fun Run 2013

Thank you to all families who returned their ‘Fun Run’ books with sponsor’s money enclosed. We asked for

booklets to be returned by last Thursday. Names were placed into a barrel for the prize draw at assembly today.

Lucky students were delighted with their winnings. Our fundraising amount to date is already over $4000 with

some booklets still outstanding. A fantastic effort! Now all students are eagerly awaiting the announcement of

the class who raised the most money. Watch the next newsletter for the big announcement!

Thanks to Bill’s of Belgrave who again supported this school fundraising event. Thank you to Megan Ferguson for approaching our sponsors for support and prizes.

Bunnings Fundraising BBQ

Or final fundraiser for 2013 is a BBQ date at Bunnings Scoresby on Sunday, 8th December. We need lots of

parents to fill our helper roster which is on page 4. If you are available for an hour or two we would be very

grateful for your help.

ICAS Maths Competition

Students from all around Australia are invited to participate in the annual Mathematics Competition organised by

the University of New South Wales. This year many Mount Dandenong students from years 3-6 elected to pre-

sent for the exam.

We are very pleased to announce that some of our students were successful in gaining Distinctions and Credits.

These awards were presented at school assembly on Monday.

2014 Prep Transition

Last Friday our future grade 6’s met their Prep buddies for 2014. New Preps and their Grade 6 buddies read

stories together and got to know each other. We are planning ahead to ensure a smooth transition to school

for all our new Prep students.

Feedback from parents over a number of years tells us that our School Experience Program is a highly effective

and valued program.

Transition 2014

We know that moving on to new grades and classes is a challenging time for many students. At Mount Dan-

denong, we anticipate that children will make this transition more smoothly with opportunities to become famil-

iar with their new grades, teachers and by knowing what to expect. Teachers have planned a series of experienc-

es for our students during November to mix together and experience what lies ahead. On Transition day, Tues-

day December 10th students will visit new classrooms, meet their teacher and new classmates and have the

chance to ask questions about the year ahead. We hope this will assist all children to have a smooth introduc-

tion to school in 2014.

Australian Art Award 2013

Angus Beaton has been selected as a finalist in the 2013 Young Australian Art awards for his art work entitled

‘My Country’. Angus was presented with a Gold Medal at assembly yesterday. Congratulations Angus.

Mount Dandenong Primary School Farndons Road, Mount Dandenong 3767 www.mtdandps.vic.edu.au

Telephone—03 9751 1136 Fax—03 9751 2332 [email protected]

What’s On

TERM FOUR

Thursday 21st November Working bee 4—6 pm

Wednesday 27th November William Angliss Remembering at Christmas Service for Vocal Ensemble

Thursday 5th December

Nativity play at St Michaels—Grd1-4 Sunday 8th December

Bunnings BBQ

Tuesday 10th December Whole School Transition Day

Thursday 12th December CRE puppet presentation

Friday 13th December

Presentation Night at Yarra Valley Grammar for the entire school.

Tuesday 17th December - Prep-Grade 2 Christmas Concert - Graduation Dinner at SkyHigh

Friday 20th December

SLU Biathlon Last day of Term 4

Purpose Statement Mount Dandenong Primary School values our unique environment and close community. It is a place for creative opportunities and academic

excellence, nurturing respect, happiness and independence.

Issue 194 19th November 2013



Page 2 The Mount Dandy News

School Council Meeting Monday night 18th November 7:15pm

Educational Sub Committee Thursday prior to Council 14th November 4:00 pm

Buildings and Grounds Committee Monday, 1 week prior to Council 11th November 4:00 pm

Finance Sub Committee Prior to Council 18th November 6.30 pm

Fundraising Committee As informed by Kylie Gilson 8:00pm

School Sub Committee Meeting Times

Continued on page 2...

Junior School Council Charity Fundraiser

Don’t forget…

bring your gold coin to school to support the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute fundraiser before this Wednesday 20th November .

All donated money will buy raffle tickets on the school’s behalf to raise valuable funds for heart research. Well done Junior School Council

for supporting this important research.

Working Bee… this Thursday 21st November 4-6 pm.

Sausage Sizzle to follow. Hope to see you there!

Thank you, Sue Gibson and Michael Leonard.

News and Views... continued from page 1

Wishing Tree There is only 6 weeks until Christmas! Each year we set up our own Wishing Tree in the foyer.

The tree will be in our foyer today, Tuesday 19th November.

The Wishing Tree provides an ideal way to teach our children to think of others, especially those

less fortunate.

Simply choose a tag from the tree:

YELLOWYELLOW – for children in Grades Prep – 2

GREENGREEN – for children in Grades 3 and 4

REDRED – for children in Grades 5 and 6

Purchase and wrap an appropriate gift, attach the tag and place it under the tree. Including your

child in the choice and wrapping of the gift is a great idea!

The gifts will be collected on Monday 9th December and will be passed on to “Steps Outreach

Service” (Concern Australia) which provides support for young homeless people.

Thank you for your support.

WISHING TREE GIFT SUGGESTIONS This is a list of suggestions if you are unsure what to buy for the Wishing Tree

Any NEW items that you think are suitable would be appreciated.

0-5 years: a strong plastic toy, Duplo, cars, dolls, books, dinosaurs, Bob The Builder, Thomas the

Tank Engine, Wiggles etc toys. Look in the pre-school section in any of the major stores.

5-12 years:

Girls – Barbies, Lego, tea sets, books, Smiggle products, stationery

Boys – Lego, cars, football/soccer ball/basketball, books, torch

Teenagers :

Girls – make-up or body lotion set (Body Shop gift set or Dove travelling set), nail polish, diary/

journal, soap/bubble bath set, candles, perfume, backpack.

Boys – cap, sports equipment, wallet, drink bottle, backpack, Lynx travelling set, sports socks

and art equipment.




OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program

This Week’s Activities – Term 4,Week 7

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before Care Activities

Christmas Colouring Musical statues Christmas wool bugs Giant’s Treasure game Hama Beads

Brekky

Cereal & Milk, Juice (No

sugar), Toast (White/

Wholemeal) & Spreads,

yoghurt



Wholemeal), Spreads &

Milk & Milo



Wholemeal), Spreads &

Raisin Toast




Fresh fruit




Milk & milo

After Care Activities

Christmas Wool bugs

Cricket tournament

& sports games

Get Creative’

Art/Craft Club!

Christmas creations

Children’s choice game

Christmas Lanterns

4:15 to 5:15pm

Forty Forty

Cooking Club!

Apple Crumble

4:15 to 5:00pm

123 Basketball tourna-

ment

Gardening Club!

4:30 to 5:00pm

Children’s choice game

Afternoon tea

Fresh sandwiches & fresh

fruit

Healthy Salad Wraps &

fresh fruit

Toasted ham and cheese

sandwiches & fresh fruit

Nachos, salsa and fresh

fruit

Crackers with dip, car-

rots and fresh fruit

Parent Information

Make sure your child/ren bring their hat as: No Hat = No outside play.

Ensure all enrolments are to be signed in and out when your child arrives and is collected at the end of the day.

OSHC program phone: 0419915649 OSHClub Head Office: 03 8564 9000

Coordinator: Lina Corrone Assistant: Samantha Clarke All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancella-

tions can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.

We have had a fun week making poppies for Remembrance day, a

nature collage, gardening and much more.

This week we will be starting our Christmas activities by making

Christmas lanterns and Christmas wool bug decorations. On Tues-

day we are introducing our new ‘Get Creative’ Art Club where we

are making Christmas themed creations. Thursday is our Cooking

club – we are making ‘Apple Crumble’ as we weren’t able to make

it last week as we were in the library due to the music concert.

Friday we are continuing our gardening club.

In the coming weeks we will be making wax candles however we

are in need of some small glass jars. If anyone has any spare glass jars, we would really appreciate some! Please hand these in to Julie

at reception.

Come and join in all the fun! We look forward to seeing you at

OSHClub!

From Lina and Samantha.

http://www.oshclub.com.au




MURDOCH CHILDREN’S RESEARCH INSTITUTE This month the junior school council will be raising money for the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. This

charity was chosen as it is a charity close to the school's heart and the money we raise could help save many,

many lives!

To donate, please bring a gold coin (or more if you want!) We will gather all the money and go to Big W to buy

raffle tickets on the school's behalf. Entries close on 20.11.13

Facts about CHD • Congenital heart disease is the greatest killer of Australian kids under one

• Every day in Australia six babies are born with a heart defect. That’s over 2000 each year.

• Every week, four precious lives are lost.

• Nearly twice as many children die each year from congenital heart disease compared with all childhood cancers.

• There is no known cure or prevention. Once a Heartkid, always a Heartkid.

• It’s estimated that 32,000 children (under 18 years of age) are currently living with CHD in Australia • Some children acquire heart conditions during childhood, e.g. cardiomyopathy, Kawasaki disease (- 200 p.a *) or as a

result of rheumatic fever • Up to 20% of heart defects are gene-linked abnormalities but for the remaining 80% the cause is largely unknown. They

have nothing to do with diet. These children have congenital heart disease – not coronary, which is what most adult heart

patients have.

• Approx half of the children diagnosed with heart disease require surgery to correct the defect, • For the first time in our history there are more people over the age of 16 with CHD than younger. This is due to medi-

cal advances. In days gone by they were the ‘blue babies’, most of whom died at birth.

BIG W have teamed up with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to raise valuable funds for heart research.

Each $2 raffle ticket will help raise money towards finding better preventions, treatments and cures.

Link to Nikki's story about James – http://www.mcri.edu.au/events/2013/april/heart/

Link to YouTube clip about James – http://youtu.be/2BX9vUh74kk

Thank you, Mrs. Howell and Junior School Council.

Are you able to help out with the last fundraiser of the year????

BUNNINGS (SCORESBY)

SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER

If you are able to help out please either leave your name with Julie at Reception, email [email protected] or text/call Kylie on 0439 553 771.

BBQ Money Prep

8am-10 x x x 10-12pm x x x 12-2pm x x x

2-4.30pm x x x

http://www.mcri.edu.au/events/2013/april/heart/

http://youtu.be/2BX9vUh74kk

mailto:[email protected]




The Building & Grounds Committee invites parents and students to our End

of Year Working Bee and BBQ on

Thursday, 21st November, from 4 – 6 pm To give our grounds a final spruce before the Christmas holiday break, we

are organising a working bee for Thursday, 21st November and hope the

community will join us. Please bring along gardening tools.

We will share a sausage sizzle after the work is done. For catering purpos-

es, please let us know if you are going to join us by completing and returning

the slip below.

Hoping you can keep some time free to join us.

Regards

Building & Grounds Committee

Working Bee

Thursday 21st November 2013

I / we ……………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………

will be attending the working bee on Thursday, 21st Novem-

ber and will be / will not be at the sausage sizzle.




Elle Naturale Olinda

massage & body

treatments ph: 9751 0199

text: 0411 622 445

e: [email protected]

w: www.ellenaturaleolinda.com.au

Introducing Bowen therapist

Heather Dunn

0414 508 075

Open Day at

Elle Naturale Olinda This Saturday 10 am—2 pm

Free massage, Bowen and Reiki demonstrations.

Crystals for sale. Tarot/Astrology readings.

http://www.ellenaturaleolinda.com.au




Bills of Belgrave

Quality Free Range Meats 1667 Burwood Highway, Belgrave.

Ph. 9754 2371

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